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View article: Women’s experiences of living with adenomyosis and perceptions of the diagnostic journey: a scoping review
Women’s experiences of living with adenomyosis and perceptions of the diagnostic journey: a scoping review Open
Objectives Uterine adenomyosis is a common gynaecological disease that can be debilitating. It is poorly understood and may be overlooked in clinical settings. A research gap exists as there are currently no published scoping reviews on pe…
View article: iDiabetes platform—enhanced phenotyping of patients with diabetes for precision diagnosis, prognosis and treatment: study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled study in Tayside, Scotland
iDiabetes platform—enhanced phenotyping of patients with diabetes for precision diagnosis, prognosis and treatment: study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled study in Tayside, Scotland Open
Introduction and aim Diabetes is a global health emergency with increasing prevalence and diabetes-associated morbidity and mortality. One of the challenges in optimising diabetes care is translating research advances in this heterogeneous…
View article: The iDiabetes Platform: Enhanced Phenotyping of Patients with Diabetes for Precision Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment - study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled study in Tayside, Scotland
The iDiabetes Platform: Enhanced Phenotyping of Patients with Diabetes for Precision Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment - study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled study in Tayside, Scotland Open
Introduction and Aim Diabetes is a global health emergency with increasing prevalence and diabetes-associated morbidity and mortality. One of the challenges in optimising diabetes care is translating research advances in this heterogenous …
View article: Women’s experiences of the diagnostic journey in uterine adenomyosis: a scoping review protocol
Women’s experiences of the diagnostic journey in uterine adenomyosis: a scoping review protocol Open
Introduction Uterine adenomyosis is a benign gynaecological disease that causes physical and psychological problems, impacting on relationships. It is poorly understood and consequently may be diagnosed late. This protocol describes the pr…
View article: Determinants of patient-reported outcome trajectories and symptomatic recovery in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services
Determinants of patient-reported outcome trajectories and symptomatic recovery in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services Open
Background Despite evidence for the general effectiveness of psychological therapies, there exists substantial heterogeneity in patient outcomes. We aimed to identify factors associated with baseline severity of depression and anxiety symp…
View article: On Dimensionality, Measurement Invariance, and Suitability of Sum Scores for the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7
On Dimensionality, Measurement Invariance, and Suitability of Sum Scores for the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7 Open
In psychiatry, severity of mental health conditions and their change over time are usually measured via sum scores of items on psychometric scales. However, inferences from such scores can be biased if psychometric properties such as unidi…
View article: Diagnostic stability and outcome after first episode psychosis
Diagnostic stability and outcome after first episode psychosis Open
Individuals always and never diagnosed with schizophrenia had different outcomes. In cases of diagnostic instability participants had similar outcomes to those always assigned the diagnosis they changed to irrespective of initial diagnosis.
View article: Neurological Signs at the First Psychotic Episode as Correlates of Long-Term Outcome: Results From the AESOP-10 Study
Neurological Signs at the First Psychotic Episode as Correlates of Long-Term Outcome: Results From the AESOP-10 Study Open
Minor neurological signs are subtle deficits in sensory integration, motor coordination, and sequencing of complex motor acts present in excess in the early stages of psychosis. Still, it remains unclear whether at least some of these sign…
View article: Factor Analyses identified one dominant global factor in a new scale for Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL) for use with mental health service users
Factor Analyses identified one dominant global factor in a new scale for Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL) for use with mental health service users Open
A new PROM was needed in mental health to reflect domains that really matter to service users EQ-5D has been shown to be unable to adequately capture health benefits inthe area of mental health necessitating a new PROM with preference weig…
View article: Antidepressant treatment with sertraline for adults with depressive symptoms in primary care: the PANDA research programme including RCT
Antidepressant treatment with sertraline for adults with depressive symptoms in primary care: the PANDA research programme including RCT Open
Background Despite a growing number of prescriptions for antidepressants (over 70 million in 2018), there is uncertainty about when people with depression might benefit from antidepressant medication and concern that antidepressants are pr…
View article: Symptom remission at 12-weeks strongly predicts long-term recovery from the first episode of psychosis
Symptom remission at 12-weeks strongly predicts long-term recovery from the first episode of psychosis Open
Background To determine the baseline individual characteristics that predicted symptom recovery and functional recovery at 10-years following the first episode of psychosis. Methods AESOP-10 is a 10-year follow up of an epidemiological, na…
View article: Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL): a new generic self-reported outcome measure for use with people experiencing mental health difficulties
Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL): a new generic self-reported outcome measure for use with people experiencing mental health difficulties Open
Background Outcome measures for mental health services need to adopt a service-user recovery focus. Aims To develop and validate a 10- and 20-item self-report recovery-focused quality of life outcome measure named Recovering Quality of Lif…
View article: Monoamine Oxidase A (MAOA) Gene and Personality Traits from Late Adolescence through Early Adulthood: A Latent Variable Investigation
Monoamine Oxidase A (MAOA) Gene and Personality Traits from Late Adolescence through Early Adulthood: A Latent Variable Investigation Open
Very few molecular genetic studies of personality traits have used longitudinal phenotypic data, therefore molecular basis for developmental change and stability of personality remains to be explored. We examined the role of the monoamine …
View article: Clinical services for adults with an intellectual disability and epilepsy: A comparison of management alternatives
Clinical services for adults with an intellectual disability and epilepsy: A comparison of management alternatives Open
Background Intellectual disability (ID) is relatively common in people with epilepsy, with prevalence estimated to be around 25%. Surprisingly, given this relatively high frequency, along with higher rates of refractory epilepsy than in th…
View article: Ethnicity and long-term course and outcome of psychotic disorders in a UK sample: The ÆSOP-10 study
Ethnicity and long-term course and outcome of psychotic disorders in a UK sample: The ÆSOP-10 study Open
Background The incidence of psychotic disorders is elevated in some minority ethnic populations. However, we know little about the outcome of psychoses in these populations. Aims To investigate patterns and determinants of long-term course…
View article: A randomised controlled trial of the provision of a mindfulness intervention to support university students' wellbeing and resilience to stress: preliminary results
A randomised controlled trial of the provision of a mindfulness intervention to support university students' wellbeing and resilience to stress: preliminary results Open
accepted as poster presentation - The Lancet
View article: Protocol for the Mindful Student Study: a randomised controlled trial of the provision of a mindfulness intervention to support university students' well-being and resilience to stress
Protocol for the Mindful Student Study: a randomised controlled trial of the provision of a mindfulness intervention to support university students' well-being and resilience to stress Open
Introduction Levels of stress in UK university students are high, with an increase in the proportion of students seeking help in recent years. Academic pressure is reported as a major trigger. Mindfulness training has been shown to reduce …
View article: Outcomes following first-episode psychosis – Why we should intervene early in all ages, not only in youth
Outcomes following first-episode psychosis – Why we should intervene early in all ages, not only in youth Open
Objective: To compare baseline demographics and 10-year outcomes of a first-episode psychosis patient incidence cohort in order to establish whether current youth-focussed age-based criteria for early intervention services are justified by…
View article: The psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a multi-ethnic sample of young children
The psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a multi-ethnic sample of young children Open
Objectives: Developed countries are becoming more multi-ethnic, with consequent problems of maintaining invariance of health questionnaires. We aimed to explore commonalities in the structure of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire…